Scarab with Name of Sa-nebet-Junet
Description
<p>This scarab is inscribed on the flat underside with vertically arranged column writing. The inscription identifies an individual, Sa-nebet-Junet and makes a statement of the individual's social status. The top is incised with a very detailed, deeply incised design with regular line flow. The workmanship is slightly rough and the piece is not very carefully made. The scarab functioned as a private name seal and as a user-individualized amulet. It wsa originally mounted or threaded. Teh amulet should assure constancy of individual existence and social status, as well as renewal. The combination of frame lines with 'C'-shaped elements is less common than 'S' and 'Z'-shaped spiral scroll enclosures.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.18' rel='external'>Scarab with Name of Sa-nebet-Junet</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (1)
English description
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 42.18 tier-2
- Walters-id 22996 tier-2
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